Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising a first parameter(s) used for configuring a first allocation table and a second allocation table. Each of the first allocation table and the second allocation table are used for defining a time domain allocation for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. The receiving circuitry is also configured to detect in a UE specific search space, a downlink control information (DCI) format comprising first information used for indicating a row index to the first allocation table or the second allocation table. The DCI format is used for scheduling of the PUSCH. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform, based on a detection of the DCI format, the PUSCH transmission based on either of the first allocation table or the second allocation table.

Abstract: A parent Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node that communicates over a radio interface, the parent IAB node comprises processor circuitry resource configuration information for use by one or more child IAB nodes. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit the radio resource configuration information to the child IAB node.

Abstract: An IAB node comprises processor circuitry and interface circuitry. The processor circuitry is to generate a synchronization signal (SS)/primary broadcast channel (PBCH) Block Measurement time Configuration (SMTC) and to use an STC muting indication to moot STC(s) in the SMTC which is/are not to be transmitted. The SMTC comprises plural synchronization signal (SS)/primary broadcast channel (PBCH) Block Transmission Configurations (STCs), each STC comprising plural synchronization signal (SS)/primary broadcast channel (PBCH) blocks (SS/PBCHs).

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a common configuration comprising parameters shared by multiple configured grants. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform, based on the parameters shared by the multiple configured grants of the common configuration, transmissions on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

Abstract: The IAB node comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive information on a resource allocation of OFDM symbols within one or more slots. The processor circuitry is configured to determine from the information both a slot format indicator and a time resource indication. The slot format indicator is configured to indicate, for each OFDM symbol of the slot, whether the symbol is an uplink symbol, a downlink symbol, or a flexible symbol. The time resource indicator, TRI, is configured to indicate, for each OFDM symbol of the slot, whether the symbol may be allocated by a parent node or by the IAB node. The processor circuitry is further configured to control utilization of one or more symbols of the slot at least in part in accordance with a respective symbol allocation from the time resource indication and the slot format indicator.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a higher layer processor configured to monitor an uplink (UL) downlink control information (DCI) format that includes first information for scheduling an enhanced ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) service on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). The higher layer processor is also configured to monitor a downlink (DL) DCI format that includes second information for scheduling the enhanced URLLC service on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message including information used for configuring that a priority indication is present in a downlink control information (DCI) format. The DCI format is used for scheduling of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The priority indication is used for indicating a priority for a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) transmission for the PDSCH. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform, based on the priority, the HARQ-ACK transmission for the PDSCH. The information is configured for each control resource sets (CORESETs) except for a control resource set (CORESET) with an index “0”.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a master information block that includes first information used for configuring a control resource set (CORESET) with an index “0”. The receiving circuitry is also configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message that includes second information used for configuring an index of CORESET. The receiving circuitry is also configured to monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for downlink control information (DCI) format. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform, based on a priority, a PUSCH transmission. The priority is defined as that a PUSCH transmission corresponding to a PDCCH detected in a CORESET with the lowest index has the highest priority, except for a PUSCH transmission corresponding to a PDCCH detected in the CORESET with the index “0”.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. Higher layer circuitry is configured to receive information on a sidelink bandwidth part and a resource pool for sidelink within the sidelink bandwidth part. Transmitting circuitry is configured to transmit one or more blocks. Each block includes a primary sidelink synchronization signal (PSSS), a secondary sidelink shared channel (SSSS), a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH) and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) associated with the PSBCH within the resource pool. A sequence of the PSSS sequence is generated by a synchronization source identity (ID) or a part of the synchronization source ID. A sequence of the SSSS is generated by the synchronization source ID or a part of the synchronization source ID. A sequence of the DMRS associated with the PSBCH is initialized by a block index or part of the block index. The PSBCH includes the block index or part of the block index.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) that communicates via mini-slot-based repetitions includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising first information for configuring a first number of repetitions for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmissions, second information for configuring a second number of repetitions for PUSCH transmissions, and third information for indicating a repetition type from a set of repetition types comprising a first repetition type and a second repetition type, the first repetition type indicating only one repetition to be transmitted within a slot, the second repetition type indicating repetitions to be transmitted within the slot.

Abstract: User equipments (UEs) and communication methods for sidelink (SL) communication are described. The UE comprises receiving circuitry, determining circuitry and transmitting circuitry. The receiving circuitry is configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising first information used for configuring one or more resource pools for SL transmission(s) within one or more SL bandwidth parts (SL BWPs). The determining circuitry is configured to select a SL resource for transmission of a Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH) and a Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH) associated with the PSCCH. The transmitting circuitry is configured to transmit first-stage SL control information (SCI) over the PSCCH and to transmit the PSSCH associated with the PSCCH, wherein second-stage SCI is carried on the PSSCH, and the first-stage SCI provides scheduling information of the PSSCH, and indicates a format of the second-stage SCI.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) that performs sidelink (SL) communications is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to: receive a first radio resource control (RRC) message comprising first information used for configuring an SL bandwidth part (SL BWP). The receiving circuitry is also configured to receive a second RRC message comprising second information used for configuring one or more resource pools for SL transmission within the SL BWP. The receiving circuitry is further configured to receive a third RRC message comprising third information used for configuring a sidelink channel state information-reference signal (SCSI-RS). The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform SL channel state information (CSI) reporting based on the third information. The third information is associated with at least one of the SL BWP and one resource pool of the one or more resource pools for the SL transmission.

Abstract: A method of handling Radio Link Failures (RLF) in Wireless Relay Networks is described. The method includes detecting, by a first parent node, a potential RLF with another node based on receiving from a physical layer of the first parent node a notification of “out-of-sync” indication signals. The method further includes determining, by the first parent node, a message comprising an Upstream Potential RLF notification based on whether a set of one or more conditions is met. The method further includes transmitting, by the first parent node, the message comprising an Upstream Potential RLF notification to at least one of a child node and a second parent node. The method further includes establishing, by the second parent node, an RRC connection with the child node based on the transmitted Upstream Potential RLF notification.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio resource control message including first information used for configuring a number of more than one code block groups (CBGs) in a transport block (TB). The receiving circuitry is also configured to receive the more than one CBGs, the more than one CBGs comprising first CBGs and second CBGs. The UE also includes processing circuitry configured to determine a number of code blocks (CBs) from the TB. A first number, a second number, a third number, and a fourth number are given based on the number of more than one CBGs and the number of CBs. The first number is a number of the first CBG(s). The second number is a number of CB(s) comprised of each of the first CBG(s). The third number is a number of the second CBG(s). The fourth number is a number of CB(s) comprised of each of the second CBG(s).

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive system information comprising first information of first time domain resource assignment for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The receiving circuitry is also configured to receive a UE-specific radio resource control (RRC) signal comprising second information of second time domain resource assignment for a PDSCH. The receiving circuitry is also configured to perform, based on a detection of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the PDSCH reception according to either the first information of the first time domain resource assignment or the second information of the second time domain resource assignment.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments presently described, metal-containing particles may be made by a method that includes introducing a molten material into a reaction zone of a reactor system, passing a process gas into the reaction zone in a direction substantially tangential to a sidewall of the reaction zone, and contacting the process gas with the molten material in the reaction zone to form metal-containing particles. The molten material may be introduced into an upper portion of the reaction zone The reaction zone may include a substantially circular cross-section, and the molten metal may be introduced into the reaction zone in a laminar flow or as atomized particles.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments presently described, a mixture of lead oxide and lead metal particles may be formed by a method that includes forming a molten metal lead material from a solid lead metal supply material, introducing the molten metal lead material into a reaction zone of a reactor, and contacting the molten metal lead material with an oxidizing gas in the reaction zone to oxidize a portion of the molten metal lead material and form at least solid lead oxide particles and solid lead metal particles. The molten metal lead material may be introduced to the reaction zone in a laminar flow or as atomized molten particles. The weight ratio of formed solid lead oxide particles to solid lead metal particles may be less than 99:1.

Abstract: Methods and systems for training a machine learning model using synthetic defect images are provided. One system includes one or more components executed by one or more computer subsystems. The one or more components include a graphical user interface (GUI) configured for displaying one or more images for a specimen and image editing tools to a user and for receiving input from the user that includes one or more alterations to at least one of the images using one or more of the image editing tools. The component(s) also include an image processing module configured for applying the alteration(s) to the at least one image thereby generating at least one modified image and storing the at least one modified image in a training set. The computer subsystem(s) are configured for training a machine learning model with the training set in which the at least one modified image is stored.

Abstract: A user equipment, comprising: receiving circuitry configured to receive an RRC message comprising first information used for a PUSCH transmission corresponding to a configured grant, the first information comprising a first parameter(s) and a second parameter(s), the first parameter being for power control, the second parameter(s) being for configuring a type of frequency resource allocation, the receiving circuitry configured to receive an RRC message comprising second information used for a PUSCH transmission scheduled by a PDCCH with CRC scrambled by a C-RNTI, the second information comprising a third parameter(s) for configuring a type of frequency resource allocation, the receiving circuitry configured to monitor a PDCCH with CRC scrambled by a CS-RNTI, the PDCCH being used for scheduling of a PUSCH retransmission corresponding to the configured grant, and transmitting circuitry configured to perform a PUSCH initial transmission corresponding to the configured grant by using the first parameter(s) and th

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) signal including information used for configuring the UE to monitor physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates either for a downlink control information (DCI) format 0_1 and a DCI format 1_1 or a first DCI format and a second DCI format. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform a transmission on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). In a case that the PUSCH is scheduled by using the second DCI format, a first hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) and a second HARQ-ACK are multiplexed on the PUSCH. The number of resources for the first HARQ-ACK and the number of resources for the second HARQ-ACK are respectively determined.